Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Travel routes were primarily over the water; there were few and very primitive roads. Land-based travel kept towns logistically separated from one…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… him, the Vikings, noted the same remarkable features: a deep river that rose and fell dramatically with each tide, a shallow falls that invited…"

Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"Many were devastated by this disaster, Rebuilding made difficult with heavy plaster, The water and people are gone, But those disastrous days live on."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"… History by Brian Gagnon, Superintendent, Rumford Water District Report to the Trustees of the Rumford Falls and Mexico Water Supply District…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"The Town of Rumford formed the Board of Water District Trustees in March, 1911. Said Trustees were: Charles M. Bisbee, Cleon S."

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"1933Hubbard Free Library They settled there because of the plentiful water source that could be used to create power."

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"The Kennebec River waters have taken over the shore lines and even some houses have been considered ruins in what is now left of the shores of…"

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"It had no way of taking water from a source (for example, a fire hydrant) because suction had not been discovered yet."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… sight to behold! – unbelievable the power of the water, the great river crashing to granite rock, white water exploding from granite rock –…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"To work the hand pumper, someone would pour in water while a second person would pump a handle to throw water up to the fire quickly."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"Maine Memory Network features a constantly growing online collection of more than 30,000 historical items contributed by more than 260 historical…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"Watered silk cape, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Two piece cape and shawl, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society Grapevine embroided cape…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… State highway construction plan proposed widening Water Street to a four-lane highway, by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"… at the granite wharf near the intersection of Water and Temples Streets. The site is now used for launching pleasure craft and recreation."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Water was in the streets, yards, and even in home’s. It happened because the ice was backed up under a bridge and the water overflowed."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… and 50s, the waterfront was used by people along Water Street and a lumber company. Shepard's Wharf was also on the waterfront and was the head of…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"… “technology” they had back then, it would have taken between seven to eleven years to be “water ready,” able to float and move in rough waters."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The business was  powered by water, and when there wasn’t enough water, a steam engine. A steam engine worked as a heat engine that performed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Company shut down their operations requiring water usage, the amount of water was inadequate or insufficient to reach the upper stories of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The three gates to maintain water flow were located inside. Special considerations of the impact of winter’s ice on the gatehouse were addressed in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… for dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized. He sought the assistance of a well-known, profitable, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"… Force Ingraham's Corner, Winthrop and Water Streets, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library The fire department and police department have…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… taking full advantage of the bountiful natural resources; water, wood, stone. How might you have managed to get along two centuries ago?"

Life on a Tidal River - Welcome

"… at the head of the Penobscot River’s navigable waters. Bangor has, from its beginnings, been the “center” of Maine in many ways."